OTHER LIABILITIES, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Restructuring Charges) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 383	$ 370	$ 394
Indonesia \| Operating Segments \| Grasberg Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 111	$ 108	$ 125

The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123367319&loc=SL114868664-224227

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